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BENNETT'S MINUTES: All-Stars split with Kentucky; Neese has limited role, but many good life lessons were available
(High School Sports ~ 06/12/17)
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Cloverdale’s Cooper Neese felt “blessed” when chosen in April as the seventh basketball player from Putnam County to be a member of the prestigious Indiana All-Stars. Neese played a total of 38 minutes (of a possible 90) in the two-game series over the weekend, in which Indiana split a pair of games with Kentucky. ...
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Cloverdale Town Council meeting moved to June 15
(Local News ~ 06/12/17)
The Cloverdale Town Council's regular monthly meeting has been moved from Tuesday, June 13, to Thursday, June 15, at 7 p.m. in the Cloverdale Town Hall at 154 S. Main St. in Cloverdale.
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Greencastle Summer Music Fest to feature local 'Songwriters in-the-Round'
(Local News ~ 06/12/17)
The Greencastle Summer Music Festival continues on Wednesday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church with an "In-The-Round" performance by three local songwriters -- Chris Wurster, Ron Dye and Anthony Mullis, aka Gus Moon. These concerts are free and open to the public thanks to the support of individuals and businesses, including the Inn at DePauw and the Putnam County Community Foundation...
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At the Library, June 13-17
(Local News ~ 06/12/17)
• Baby and Me, 10-10:30 a.m.: Sing songs, read stories, play with toys, talk and laugh with your baby. For Early Talkers (newborns to two years). • Music Makers, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.: Join us on every second Tuesday of the month for singing, dancing and playing with percussion instruments and a parachute! Babies, toddlers, and preschool-aged children welcome...
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Robert ‘Rob’ Aden Brown
(Obituary ~ 06/12/17)
Robert “Rob” Aden Brown, 44, of Greencastle, passed away Sunday, June 11. Arrangements for a celebration of life are pending. A full obituary will follow.
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Glenn L. Wallace
(Obituary ~ 06/12/17)
Glenn L. Wallace, 73, of Plainfield, passed away on May 29, 2017. Glenn worked for 42 years at Allison Transmission. He enjoyed square dancing with the Quaker Town Shakers. He also enjoyed camping, bowling, woodworking and Louis Lamore Western books...
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DePauw mourns sudden passing of biology Prof. Bruce Serlin
(Local News ~ 06/12/17)
Bruce S. Serlin, associate professor of biology at DePauw University and a member of the faculty for more than 30 years, died suddenly of cardiac arrest Sunday night in Greencastle. He was 64 years old. Born Aug. 4, 1952 in New York, Serlin earned his B.S. in biology-environmental geology from Alfred University, an M.Sc. in botany from Cornell University, and the Ph.D. in botany from University of Texas at Austin, where he also served as a post-doctoral researcher...
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VBS at Roachdale Baptist Church
(Local News ~ 06/12/17)
Roachdale Baptist Church, located at 101 East St. in Roachdale, will host Vacation Bible School June 12-16 from 6-8:30 p.m. Call 765-522-1333 for more details.
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Denis J. ‘Mac’ McDonald
(Obituary ~ 06/12/17)
Denis J. “Mac” McDonald, 69, of Greencastle, passed away peacfully in his home Saturday. He was retired from the Navy. He loved us all. He is survived by his wife, Victoria; three sons, Ron (Robin) Sharpee, of Poland; Doug (Teresa) Sharpee, of Plainview, Texas; and Tim (Shannon) Sharpee, of Greencastle. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren...
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Groomer picks up mid-season modified title at LPS
(Professional Sports ~ 06/12/17)
PUTNAMVILLE — Saturday was an evening of streaks at Lincoln Park Speedway as Derek Groomer captured his second straight UMP Modified win. Cullen Goodman added his third consecutive UMP Super Stock win at the Putnamville oval. AJ Hopkins continues a stellar mid-season run in the sprint car ranks with another victory at LPS and Cody Wright won his second bomber feature of the year. Randall Caldwell took the second bomber feature of the night in just his third night in a dirt stock car...
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Doris R. Vaughn
(Obituary ~ 06/12/17)
Doris R. Vaughn, 75, of Indianapolis, departed this life Saturday, June 10, 2017. She was born Feb. 22, 1942 in Hampton, Va., to the late Maj. Charles D. and Margaret E. (Mitchell) Roberts. Doris earned her nursing degree from St. Petersburg Junior College and then furthered her studies in anesthesiology nursing at Norfolk General Hospital...
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PCPL to launch Pup Tales Saturday
(Local News ~ 06/12/17)
The Putnam County Public Library will launch Pup Tales, its first-ever read-to-a-dog program, on Saturday, June 17 at 1 p.m. The program is part of the larger Putnam Adult Literacy Services (PALS) program set to launch in August. PALS Pups is a group of four library staff members and their dog volunteers, who have undergone extensive training and been certified as Canine Good Citizens by the American Kennel Club...
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Putnam Scanner for June 13, 2017
(Police Logs ~ 06/12/17)
Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 8:38 p.m. Devin Jiles Stallcup, 23, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail for failure to appear. • At 5:43 a.m. Taylor Jeanne Burk, 22, Rosedale, was taken into custody for criminal recklessness, resisting law enforcement, driving while intoxicated and for a local warrant...
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Cloverdale Town Council meeting moved to June 15
(Local News ~ 06/12/17)
The Cloverdale Town Council’s regular monthly meeting has been moved from Tuesday, June 13, to Thursday, June 15, at 7 p.m. in the Cloverdale Town Hall at 154 S. Main St. in Cloverdale.
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VBS at Roachdale Baptist Church
(Local News ~ 06/12/17)
Roachdale Baptist Church, located at 101 East St. in Roachdale, will host Vacation Bible School June 12-16 from 6-8:30 p.m. Call 765-522-1333 for more details.
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Touch-a-Truck event slated Saturday at GHS
(Local News ~ 06/12/17)
The Friends of the Putnam County Public Library will sponsor its 5th annual Touch-a-Truck event Saturday, June 17, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Greencastle High School lower parking lot. Children can touch and climb on vehicles of all types -- public service, emergency, utility, construction and transportation -- and hear from accompanying personnel who will teach how the machines help the community...
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Dems picnic in park with District 4 hopefuls
(Local News ~ 06/12/17)
One thing is as certain as fried chicken on an Indiana Sunday afternoon, the race for the Democrat nomination to be the 2018 District 4 congressional candidate won’t be a picnic. The primary filing deadline is still eight months off, and although this is an election off-year, already four political hopefuls are out campaigning, introducing themselves and talking about health care and other issues hotter than Sunday’s June weather...
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Color Me Off and Running
(Local News ~ 06/12/17)
The fourth annual Camo America Rainbow Run (CARR) put on Makenzie Carr’s A Kinetic Change effort was run Saturday evening, starting at Deer Meadow Primary School in Greencastle. The race is run annually in the memory of Keith Carr, brother of Makenzie and son of Julie and Mark Carr, Greencastle, who died five years ago Sunday duirng a college trip abroad to Italy...
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Butter knife used in Friday night stabbing
(Local News ~ 06/12/17)
CLOVERDALE — Strange details emerged Monday in a Friday-night stabbing that landed two men — including the alleged victim — in Putnam County Jail. A physical altercation between two acquaintances escalated when one man asked the other to stab him and the other consented — with a butter knife...
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Flag Day ceremony at Legion Wednesday
(Local News ~ 06/12/17)
Greencastle American Legion Post 58 will celebrate Flag Day with a variety of activities on Wednesday, June 14 at the post. The Legion and VFW Honor Guard will conduct a 21-gun salute and a Flag Day flag-burning ceremony will be conducted at 6 p.m. at the burn pit outside the Legion Post main entrance at 1401 E. Indianapolis Rd...
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